Mission Inspired Leadership Program 2026
About
For more information about Mission Inspired Leadership, including the learning program and facilitators, visit https://css.org.au/events/mission-inspired-leadership-program-2026/
Mission Inspired Leadership is a Professional Development Program of five evening workshops for leaders, board members and expert practitioners in Catholic social services and connected sectors. Throughout the learning program, participants partake in workshops led by expert facilitators from across the Catholic ecosystem, learning how Catholic social principles can be applied to deliver social impact, strengthen organisational mission and thrive sustainably for the common good.To maintain integrity in a highly changeable environment, Catholic social services leaders need to build and maintain a strong sense of confidence in Catholic community organisations to best engage in the creative diversity of our sector and face the challenge of keeping to core purpose.
Although designed primarily with Catholic social services’ staff and board directors in mind, participants from other sectors have also found this program useful and applicable to their contexts in Diocesan, Health and Education settings.
session dates
Session 1: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 28 May,
Facilitator: Dr Debra Sayce, Chief, Mission Enhancement and Outreach, Archdiocese of Perth
Session 2: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 18 June
Facilitator: Dr Dan Fleming, National Director - Ethics, St Vincent's Health Australia
Session 3: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 9 July
Facilitator: Pip McIlroy, Group Director, Mission and Pastoral Care, Mercy Health
Session 4: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 23 July
Facilitator: Dr Julie Edwards OAM, CEO, Jesuit Social Services
Session 5: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 13 August
Facilitator: Anne Kirwan, CEO, Marymead CatholicCare Canberra Goulbourn
Location
Online - The program may run hybrid from East Melbourne, depending on participant registration.
Online event access details will be provided by the event organiser